The NFL’s meanest player: James Harrison wins in a landslide vote
Posted: October 12, 2011 Filed under: Players Poll, Weekly Issue | Tags: james harrison, ndaumokong suh, nfl dirtiest players, nfl meanest player, ray lewis, richard seymour Comments Off
SI PLAYERS NFL POLL (from this week’s Oct. 17 issue, on newsstands now)
Who is the meanest player in football? (page 19)
- James Harrison, Steelers LB….35%
- Ray Lewis, Ravens LB….15%
- Ndamukong Suh, Lions DT….5%
- Richard Seymour, Raiders DT….4%
[Based on 287 NFL players who responded to SI’s survey]
FAST FACTS: No, commissioner Roger Goodell did not have a vote, but Harrison, the NFL’s most-fined player of 2010, was still the runaway winner. (And getting sidelined indefinitely with an orbital fracture on Oct. 2 isn’t likely to mellow him.) Sixty-eight players were named at least once, with linebackers (13) leading the way. Four QBs each got a single nod, as did the Lions’ Jason Hanson, who must be one ornery kicker. In a Facebook poll, Suh (40%) led Lewis (31%) and Harrison (23%). No one else was above 1%.
